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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WAGNER:H.R. 1159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to requireperiodic reviews and updated reports relating to theDepartment of State's Taiwan Guidelines.[Page H875]
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H.R. 1159, A bill to amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58976
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 28, 2023
International Affairs
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- Congressional oversight
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- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
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- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
2023-03-24T15:32:30Z
- Taiwan
2023-03-24T15:32:30Z
International Affairs
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2023-02-24
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2023-03-21T15:13:34Z
This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)
Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.
The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.
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2023-03-22
Passed House
2023-03-27T15:27:16Z
This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)
Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.
The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.

To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.
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To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.
2024-07-24T15:23:26Z
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To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.
2024-03-18T20:22:26Z
Introduced in House
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- Referred in Senate
2023-03-23T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1159rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr1159rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2023-03-22T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1159eh/xml/BILLS-118hr1159eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2023-02-24T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1159ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1159ih.xml
2023-03-23
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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